Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the unwillingness of NATO to restore relations with Russia. According to him, Moscow at the last meeting of the Russia – NATO Council gave the alliance concrete proposals for the restoration of cooperation
NATO is not seeking to engage in dialogue with Russia, while Moscow suggested the alliance concrete steps to restore relations. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a speech in Yekaterinburg, “Interfax»
«- Russia Council. NATO is frozen. The fact that the pair held ambassadorial meetings, does not change anything. NATO does not want to discuss the restoration of relations “, – he said
He added that at the meeting of Russia -. NATO, in July 2016, Moscow gave the alliance concrete proposals to restore military cooperation,” especially with . the point of view of increasing confidence in this area “(quoted by” RIA Novosti »)
He said that Russia was not the initiator of the gap in 2008 NATO – Russia Council. “By the beginning of winter, our Western colleagues acknowledged that it was a mistake to have taken the solemn declaration, which states that the NATO – Russia Council should work in any weather, especially in times of crisis,” – said Lavrov, adding that later it is again repeated .
July 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow will try to initiate a dialogue with NATO, despite the expansion of NATO to Russia’s borders. The Council meeting was held in mid-July. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg , speaking after the meeting, said the preservation of contradictions in the positions of the parties. According to him, Russia and NATO still have differences over the situation in Ukraine.
July 20 Stoltenberg called the two major challenges for the alliance and the Russian terrorism. According to him, Russia “illegally seized the Crimea” than undermine European security system.
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